TACLOBAN CITY — Tingog party-list reported significant legislative accomplishments during the first regular session of the 20th Congress, with 349 bills filed, 33 measures approved on third reading, two bicameral conference committee reports ratified, and three measures enacted into law.
Among the laws signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. were the Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Act, the extension of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), and the measure authorizing the President to suspend or reduce excise taxes on petroleum products.
Tingog Representatives Yedda Marie Romualdez, Andrew Julian Romualdez, and Jude Acidre said the party-list’s legislative output reflects its commitment to advancing measures that address the needs of Filipino families and communities.
The party-list also backed several priority measures under the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), including bills on Last Mile Schools, Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS), the Geriatric Health Act, the Blue Economy Act, and the expansion of tertiary education subsidies.
Education remained a key focus, with Congress ratifying bicameral conference committee reports on the proposed Last Mile Schools Act and amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
Acidre, who chairs the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, also led the passage of measures aimed at strengthening state universities, local higher education institutions, and polytechnic colleges nationwide.
Tingog lawmakers said they will continue pursuing reforms aimed at improving access to education, social services, and economic opportunities for Filipinos.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
